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AMD Athlon 64 User Manual

Nvidia nforce3 250gb mainboard for amd socket 754 based athlon 64 processor
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  • Page 1 AMD mainboard for AMD nVIDIA nVIDIA nForce 250Gb mainboard for AMD Socket Socket Socket 754 based Athlon 64 Socket Socket 754 based Athlon 64 754 based Athlon 64 754 based Athlon 64 processor 754 based Athlon 64 processor processor...
  • Page 2 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ITS PRODUCTS; INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
  • Page 3 80 Port Frequently Asked Questions Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. For more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix C in this manual. P O ST C O D E P r o bl e m So l uti o n FFh o r CFh 1 .B IO S c hip inse rte d...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Page Section 1 Introduction Package Contents ............1- 1 Mainboard Features ........... 1- 2 System Block Diagram ..........1- 5 Section 2 Specification Mainboard Specification ..........2- 1 Section 3 Installatio Mainboard Layout ............. 3- 1 Easy Installation Procedure ........3- 2 CPU Insertion .............
  • Page 5 PNP/PCI Configuration ..........4- 14 PC Health Status ............4- 16 Power BIOS Features ..........4- 18 Defaults Menu ............4- 20 Supervisor/User Password Setting ......4- 21 Exit Selecting .............. 4- 22 Section 5 S-ATA RAID Configuration Introduction ............... 5- 1 NVidia SATA RAID Features ........
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  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 Package Contents Powerpack items (Optional) Contents A. Mainboard H. Mini heatsink B. User’s manual I. Tool Pen C. Floppy drive cable Optional Items D. HDD drive cable J. Game & COM bracket cable E. CD (drivers and utilities) K.

  • Page 8: Mainboard Features

    64-bit high-performance DDR memory controller. For more information about all the new features Athlon Processor deliver, check out the AMD website at http://www.amd.com Chipset The board is designed with NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb MCP (Media Communica- tions Processor) chipset, the single-chip 64-bit NVIDIA nForce3 architecture provides an inherent performance advantage over dual-chip implementations of the same functionality.

  • Page 9: Hardware Monitoring

    Introduction Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system operation and status. This includes CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in RPMs. GbE LAN This mainboard is optionally equipped with the NVIDIA Gigabit ethernet LAN feature.
  • Page 10 Introduction Special Features Cool ‘n’Quiet Technology AMD Cool’n’Quiet Technology enables the processor to operate at a lower speed to reduce system noise and heat dissipation. 80 Port An onboard LED-display trouble-shooting device, facilitating user to detect boot-up problems. NVIDIA Firewall The NVIDIA Firewall is a high performance, “hardware-optimized”...

  • Page 11: System Block Diagram

    Introduction 1-3 System Block Diagram Page 1-5...
  • Page 12 Introduction Page 1-6...

  • Page 13: Specification

    Specification Section 2 SPECIFICATION Mainboard Specification Processor Supports 754-pin Socket for AMD Athlon 64 processors with 1.6GTs Hyper Transport FSB up to 3700+ Chipset nVidia nForce3 250Gb Chipset Main Memory Three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets for Unbuffered, Single/Double-side and DDR-266/333/400 DIMMs...
  • Page 14 Specification Winbond W83627THF LPC IO controller with PS/2 keyboard, mouse, floppy, printer, game, serial and SIR interface Supports Hardware Monitoring function Support Smart FAN control for CPU Fan Audio Eight channel audio with analog and digital output using Realtek ALC850 AC’97 CODEC - AC’97 v2.3 compliant - Supports CD-In, AUX-IN and S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out interface...
  • Page 15 Specification Onboard connector and pin-header floppy drive connector ATA-133 IDE connectors Four extra USB2.0 ports CD-IN and AUX-IN connectors S/PDIF in/out connector IR connector Game port connector Serial Port (COM2) connector 1394 connectors (Optional) Four S-ATA connectors (two Optional) Three Fan connectors Front Panel Controller Supports Reset &...
  • Page 16 Specification Supports NVIDIA Personal Firewall Function under Windows 2000/XP For more detailed information about NVIDIA Firewall, refer to user’s manual in the bundled CD. PowerBIOS for excellent Overclocking capabilities through - subtle voltage tuning for CPU, Memory, AGP - subtle frequency tuning on FSB with 1MHz increment - Supports complete Asynchronous FSB/Memory and Asynchronous FSB/ AGP, PCI scheme for overclocking CPU Overheating Protection...

  • Page 17: Installation

    Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION Mainboard Layout Note: Depending on the model you purchased, some components are optional and may not be available. Page 3-1...

  • Page 18: Easy Installation Procedure

    Installation Easy Installation Procedure The following must be completed before powering on your new system: 3-1. CPU Installation 3-2. Jumper Settings 3-3. System Memory 3-4. Expansion Slots 3-5. Device Connectors 3-1 CPU Installation <Figure 1> <Figure 2> Step 2 Step 1 Place the retention mechanism on the Place the back plate into the two holes mainboard as shown.
  • Page 19 If it does not Note: go in easily, check for mis-orientation Thermal compound and qualified and reinsert the CPU. heatsink recommended by AMD are a Make sure the processor is fully must to avoid CPU overheat damage inserted into the socket. <Figure 7>...

  • Page 20: Jumper Settings

    Installation 3-2 Jumper Settings JCMOS: Clear CMOS data Jumper If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor or user password, clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS. Settings: 1-2: Normal (Default) 2-3: Clear CMOS...

  • Page 21: System Memory Configuration

    Installation 3-3 System Memory Configuration Memory Layout The mainboard accommodates three PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 184-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Modules): • Supports up to 3.0GB of 266/333/400MHz DDR SDRAM. • Supports unbuffered DIMM configurations defined in JEDEC DDR DIMM specification. <Figure 10> DDR DIMM 1 DDR DIMM 2 DDR DIMM 3...

  • Page 22: Expansion Slots

    Installation 3-4 Expansion Slots AGP Slot The mainboard is equipped with an AGP slot. Make sure you install a card that supports the 1.5V specification. PCI Slots AGP Slot The mainboard is equipped with 5 PCI slots. PCI Slots AGP Card Installation Caution When installing the AGP card make sure the AGP card edge connector is inserted fully into the slot and the slot clicker is locked.

  • Page 23: Device Connectors

    Installation 3-5 Device Connectors The I/O back panel for this mainboard is shown below. When installing the mainboard into the computer case, use the bundled I/O shield to protect this back panel. RJ45 Parallel Port 7.1 Audio Channel PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard S/PDIF-out...
  • Page 24 Installation Floppy Controller Connector This connects to the floppy disk drive. IDE1/IDE2:Ultra DMA-100/133 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector This mainboard is equipped with 2 IDE connectors IDE2 IDE1 to support up to 4 ATA-100/133 IDE drives. It supports PIO and DMA mode operations for maximum data transfer rate of 133MB/sec per channel.
  • Page 25 Installation CFPA: Front Panel Audio Connector When the jumpers are removed this connector can be used for front panel audio. The front panel phone jack should have “normal close” switch. Without phone plug inserted, the rear panel audio is enabled. With phone plug inserted, the rear panel audio will be disabled.
  • Page 26 Installation SPDIF: Sony/Philips Digital InterFace connector This connector links digital audio between the mainboard and your audio devices, such as CD player, sampler or DAT recorder. It allows the digital transmission of audio data in S/PDIF format. SPDIF_IN SPDIF_OUT GAME1: Game/MIDI connector This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick.
  • Page 27 Installation SATA1 / SATA2: Two Serial ATA Connectors SATA3 / SATA4 (Optional): Two Serial ATA Connectors from Marvell SATA PHY. These connectors enable you to connect Serial ATA devices that conform to the Serial ATA specification. SATA2 SATA1 SATA4 SATA3 C1394-1 / C1394-2 : (Optional) IEEE 1394a (FireWire) Connectors This mainboard has 2 IEEE 1394a ports.
  • Page 28 Installation CUSB3/CUSB4: Four USB 2.0 ports USB2.0 allows data transfer speed up to 480Mbps. This mainboard includes 4 additional USB2.0 ports, identified by two 10-pin connector. If you wish to use the additional USB ports, a USB2.0 extension cable is optionally provided. Insert its cables to this 10-pin connector.
  • Page 29 Installation CFP: Front Panel Connector HD_LED This LED will light up whenever the hard drive is being accessed. PWR_LED This connects to the power button of the system chassis This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.

  • Page 30: Power-On/Off (Remote)

    Installation 3-6 Power-On/Off (Remote) This board has a 20-pin ATX and a 4-pin ATX12V power supply connector to support power supplies with Remote On/Off feature. The 4-pin ATX12V connector must be plugged in for the system to operate safely. The chassis power button should be connected to the mainboard front panel PW_ON header (Figure 11).
  • Page 31 Installation 3-8 ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) Function This mainboard supports the STR (Suspend To RAM) power management scheme by maintaining the appropriate power states in the DDR SDRAM interface signals. The power source to the DDR SDRAM is kept active during STR (ACPI S3).

  • Page 32: Cpu Overheating Protection

    Installation 3-9 CPU Overheating Protection This mainboard is equipped with CPU Overheating Protection. It will automati- cally remove power to shutdown the system when CPU temperature reaches approximately 110°C. This is to prevent long term damage to the CPU from overheating.

  • Page 33: Bios Setup

    BIOS Section 4 BIOS SETUP Main Menu The ROM BIOS contains a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified data is stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off.

  • Page 34: Standard Cmos Setup

    BIOS The main menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to reconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor (press any direction (arrow key ) to the item and pressing the ‘Enter’ key. An on-line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a better understanding of each function.

  • Page 35: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS 4-2 Advanced BIOS Features Selecting the “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu. This menu shows all of the manufacturer’s default values for the board. Pressing the [F1] key displays a help message for the selected item.
  • Page 36 BIOS First /Second/Third Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. Options: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, LAN, Disabled. Boot Other Device When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the first, second, and third boot devices.

  • Page 37: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS 4-3 Advanced Chipset Features Choose the “ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu. Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup DRAM Configuration Scroll to DRAM Configuration and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Max Memclock (Mhz) This item sets the memory clock.
  • Page 38 BIOS CAS# Latency (Tcl) Enables you to select the CAS latency time. The value is set at the factory depending on the DRAM installed. Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM and DRAM clock from DRAM Timing Selectable.

  • Page 39: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS HT Frequency This item allows you select the Hyper Transport Frequency. Options: 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x. (1x-->200MHz, 2x-->400MHz, 3x-->600MHz, 4x-->800MHz, 5x-->1000MHz) Special I/O for PCI Card Options: Disabled, Enabled. System BIOS Cacheable This item allows the system to be cached in memory for faster execution. Options: Disabled, Enabled.

  • Page 40: Ide Function Setup

    BIOS IDE Function Setup Scroll to IDE Function Setup and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: OnChip IDE Channel 0/1 The mainboard supports two channel of ordinary IDE interface and one channel of serial ATA interface. Select “Enabled” to activate each channel separately. Note: If you do not use the onboard IDE connector, set the Onboard Primary (Secondary) PCI IDE to “Disabled”.

  • Page 41: Onboard Device

    BIOS OnChip Serial-ATA 3/4 (Optional) This item enables/disables the S-ATA3/4 ports. OnChip Serial-ATA 1/2 This item enables/disables the S-ATA1/2 ports. IDE RAID This item allows you to select the IDE RAID mode. When set to “Enabled” the following eight fields become available. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 42 BIOS USB Mouse Support Enable/Disable support for USB mouse under DOS. Options: Enabled, Disabled. AC97 Audio This item allows you disable the chipset on-chip AC97 Audio. Options: Auto, Disabled. NV Lan Enables the onboard Gigabit LAN feature. Options: Auto, Disabled. NV Lan MAC Address Machine MAC (NV) address selection.
  • Page 43 BIOS Onboard Serial Port 1/2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto. UART Mode Select This field configures the 2nd serial port for IR application. Select the required IR protocol or select “Normal”...

  • Page 44: Power Management Setup

    BIOS 4-5 Power Management Setup Choose the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY to display the following screen. This menu allows the user to modify the power management parameters and IRQ signals. In general, these parameters should not be changed unless it’s absolutely necessary.
  • Page 45 When set to Enable alarm resume, you can set the date (of month) and time (hh:mm: ss), that will awaken a system which has been powered down. Options: Enabled, Disabled. AMD K8 Cool’n’Quiet control Reduce the noise and heat from your PC when AMD’s Cool’n’Quiet technology is enabled. Options: Auto, Disabled.

  • Page 46: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    BIOS Hot Key Power ON Enables you to set a hot key combination to be used for powering on the system. The default is Ctrl-F1. Options: Ctrl+F1 ~ Ctrl+F12. PwerOn After Pwr-Fail This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operat- ing status after power returns from a power failure.
  • Page 47 BIOS PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to overcome problems that may be caused by some nonstandard VGA cards. Options: Enabled, Disabled. Interrupt requests are shared as shown below: t o l t o l t o l t o l t o l t o l IMPORTANT!

  • Page 48: Pc Health Status

    BIOS 4-7 PC Health Status Figure 8: PC Health Status Show PC Health in POST When this function is enabled the PC Health information is displayed during the POST (Power On Self Test). Options: Enabled, Disabled. Smart Fan for CPU Temperature This item allows you set CPU fan temperature to smartly adjust the fan speeds for more efficient system operation.
  • Page 49 BIOS AGP Voltage The voltage level of power supplied to AGP card. Chipset Voltage The voltage level of the Chipset. DIMM Voltage The voltage level of the DRAM. Battery Voltage The voltage level of the battery. + 5V, 5V Standby The voltage level of the switching power supply.

  • Page 50: Power Bios Features

    BIOS 4-8 POWER BIOS Features This page lets you adjust various parameters to obtain improved performance for overclocking. Warning: Overclocking requires expert knowledge and risks permanent damage to system components. We recommend you leave these parameters at their default values for proper operation. Figure 9: Frequency/Voltage Control System Performance This item will help you to configure your system performance, selecting higher...
  • Page 51 BIOS Note: Overclocking failure will cause no display on the monitor. To overcome this switch off the power supply and switch on again. Restart the system, press and hold <Insert> key. This will revert the BIOS to default or initial setting. AGP OverClock in MHz Enables you to subtle tune the AGP/PCI frequency at increments of 1MHz step.

  • Page 52: Defaults Menu

    BIOS Chipset Voltage This item allows you to adjust the chipset voltage. Options: 1.6V, 1.65V, 1.7V, 1.75V. We recommend that you leave this at the default value. 4-9 Defaults Menu Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows you two options which are de- scribed below Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter>...

  • Page 53: Supervisor/User Password Setting

    BIOS 4-10 Supervisor/User Password Setting This function lets you set either Supervisor or User Password, or both, to prevent unauthorized changes to BIOS menus. supervisor password: full rights to enter and change options of the setup menus. user password: only enter but no rights to change options of the setup menus.

  • Page 54: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS 4-11 Exiting BIOS Save & Exit Setup Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS.

  • Page 55: S-Ata Raid Configuration

    S-ATA RAID Configuration Section 5 S-ATA RAID CONFIGURATION Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on RAID-related background knowledge and a general procedure to setup RAID system on this mainboard. RAID Basics RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two or more hard disk drives into one logical unit known as a RAID array.
  • Page 56 S-ATA RAID Configuration RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB.

  • Page 57: Nvidia Sata Raid Features

    S-ATA RAID Configuration nVidia S-ATA RAID Features The nVidia S-ATA RAID solution uses the nForce3 chip as a RAID controller, which is a 2-channel S-ATA and 1-channel ATA133 solution. Listed below are the main features and benefits of nVidia S-ATA RAID: •...

  • Page 58: Enable Raid Function

    S-ATA RAID Configuration Enable RAID Function For any RAID controller, the general procedure to enable RAID function are shown below: Note: If you are not installing O/S into the RAID disks, you may skip Step 2 & Step3. Step 1: Create RAID Array RAID arrays are created using the RAID controller’s BIOS utility.
  • Page 59 S-ATA RAID Configuration Step 2: Prepare driver floppy When installing Windows XP/2000/NT4.0 into any RAID disk, the O/S setup will require a floppy disk containing the RAID driver. This step will show you how to prepare this driver floppy. There are 2 methods to prepare this floppy: Method 1 1.
  • Page 60 S-ATA RAID Configuration 1)Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2)When the main menu appears, click on the SATA RAID driver corresponding to the SATA controller you have configured in Step 1. See driver installation in section 6 for more details. Note: For information on using the software utility, refer to the user guide in the bundled CD.

  • Page 61: Driver Installation

    Drivers Installation Section 6 DRIVER INSTALLATION Easy Driver Installation Once the operating system has been installed, you need to install the drivers for the mainboard. Method 1 Auto Installation Selective Installation [nVIDIA nForce3 Series] Please install SP4 for Windows 2000 before installing NVIDIA nForce3 driver Method 2 nVIDIA nForce3 Driver AC’97 AUDIO Driver...

  • Page 62: Realtek Sound Manager Quick User Guide

    Drivers Installation Realtek Sound Manager Quick User-guide Introduction To obtain the best performance from your audio system, run the "Sound Manager" utility to adjust the settings to suit your needs. This section of the manual is intended to provide a quick user-guide to setup "Sound Manager". For more detailed information, refer to "Sound Manager manual"...
  • Page 63 Drivers Installation Speaker Configuration: <Figure 3> 3. This page displays the mainboards's phone jack function when a corresponding audio mode is selected. Figure 3 above shows the phone jack setup for 8 channel mode. HRTF Demo: <Figure 4> 4. This page lets you test the HRTF 3D Positional Audio features. Page 6-3...
  • Page 64 Drivers Installation General: <Figure 5> 5. This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software. To remove "Sound Manager" icon from Windows Task bar, uncheck "Show icon in system tray". SPDIF: <Figure 6> 6. This page shows S/PDIF-In and S/PDIF-Out function on your system. S/PDIF-In: a.
  • Page 65 Drivers Installation This board is equipped with Jack Sensing capability. If an audio device is plugged into the wrong connector, a warning message will appear to remind users to check the connection. Connector Sensing: <Figure 7> 7. Push "Start" button to start the sensing. Please remember to terminate all audio applications before starting the sensing.
  • Page 66 Drivers Installation Connector Sensing: <Figure 9> 9. After closing EZ-Connector, this page will show the latest connector status as above. Microphone Effect: <Figure 10> 10. The “Noise Suppression” feature uses software to reduce background delay microphone recording. Page 6-6...

  • Page 67: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix A A-1 Update Your System BIOS Download the xxxxx.EXE file corresponding to your model from our website to an empty directory on your hard disk or floppy. Run the downloaded xxxxx.EXE file and it will self extract. Copy these extracted files to a bootable floppy disk. Note: The floppy disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs.
  • Page 68 Appendix 5. Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 6. To confirm and proceed, please key in [Y] to start the programming. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 7. The BIOS update is finished. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin F10 : Exit...

  • Page 69: Nvidia Raid Bios Utility

    Appendix Appendix B B-1 NVIDIA RAID BIOS Utility Power-on the system and wait for the following screen to appear. Press the ”F10” key to enter its BIOS configuration utility. Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted.
  • Page 70 Appendix To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk, 1) Tab to the Free Disks section. The first disk in the list is selected 2) Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the rightarrow key (->...
  • Page 71 Appendix Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up, then press Enter. The Array Detail window appears. The Array Detail window shows information about the array that you selected, such as Striping Block used, RAID Mode, Striping Width, Disk Model Name, and disk capacity.
  • Page 72 Appendix...

  • Page 73: Post Codes

    Appendix Appendix C C-1 POST CODES POST (hex) DESCRIPTION Test CMOS R/W functionality. Early chipset initialization: - Disable shadow RAM - Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) - Program basic chipset registers Detect memory - Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. - Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 &...
  • Page 74 Appendix Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). 19-1Ah Reserved Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. Reserved Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.
  • Page 75 Initialize EISA slot Reserved Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU. 4A-4Dh Reserved Program MTRR of M1 CPU Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range.
  • Page 76 Appendix Reserved Initialize floppy controller Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware. 70-72h Reserved (Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if : -AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive. -ALT+F2 is pressed Reserved Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM….. Reserved Detect serial ports &...

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